Increases in copays decrease seniors' access to care

• $14.38 – Mean copay for primary care in plans that increased payments for ambulatory care, up from $7.83 in the year before the copay increased.
• $22.05 – Mean copay for specialty care in plans that increased payments for ambulatory care, up from $12.66 in the year before the copay increased.
• 12.4 – Increase in days spent in hospital in the year after copayment increase for every 100 enrollees.
• 2.3 – Increase in hospital admissions in the year after copayment increase for every 100 enrollees.
• 18.5 – Increase in outpatient visits in the year after copayment increase for every 100 enrollees.

Source: The New England Journal of Medicine